Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) Grant
Forecasted
Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) Grant supports South Carolina agencies and community organizations in coordinated enforcement, analysis, prevention, and reentry to reduce violent crime and gun and gang violence.
Funder: South Carolina Department of Public Safety (OHSJP)
Due Dates (Anticipated): October 2027 (Agency Administrator registration) | November 2027 (Application)
Funding Amounts: 100% of project costs for 12 months; no cash or in-kind match required
Summary: Supports South Carolina projects reducing violent crime, gun violence, and gang-related violence through coordinated enforcement, analysis, prevention, and reentry.
Key Information: Police departments, sheriffs’ offices, public defenders, and local courts must apply through a local government.
Description
Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) supports coordinated efforts to reduce violent crime and make South Carolina communities safer. The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of South Carolina receives the program’s funds, and the South Carolina Department of Public Safety’s Office of Highway Safety and Justice Programs (OHSJP) administers them as fiscal agent. The initiative emphasizes rapid response to violent crime, strategic law enforcement partnerships, and accountability and deterrence.
Funding priorities include focused deterrence, violent crime investigation and suppression, firearms analysis and ballistics technology, data analysis and research partnerships, and prevention and reentry programs. Innovative projects outside these priorities may also be considered if they address violent crime, firearm violence, or gang violence. Supported approaches include enforcement combined with social services, youth education and outreach, and reintegration partnerships involving housing, education, and vocational services.
